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  1. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Pilgrim's meal on CP ?

    During our four Camino Frances, my wife and I really enjoyed the pilgrims meals. We had these for dinner on most nights. Mostly good food, lots of meal for the money, wine came with dinner and offered enough selections for us. Sunday I take an overnight flight from the US to Porto, arriving...
  2. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Checked backpack question - US to Porto

    My wife and I have hiked Camino Frances four times. Each time we've travelled from the US to Spain and each time we've carried on our backpacks. We only checked on a duffle bag that contained our trekking poles, swiss army knife and scissors. In each case, our landing destination was Madrid...
  3. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Affordable transport options from Porto Airport to historic old town

    After hiking the camino frances four times, this fall I'm going to hike camino portuguese, starting in Porto. I already booked the flight and made private room reservations for each night. I learned that the Porto airport is approx. 10 miles from the historic downtown part of Porto. I'd like...
  4. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Stolen Backpack in Barcelona - Can compostela be replaced?

    My brother, his wife, and another couple just completed the Central Portuguese route. They had a very good experience. My brother and his wife hiked the Camino Frances with my wife and myself in 2017. They collected their compostelas and enjoyed a few days reflecting and relaxing in Santiago...
  5. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Caution of Ignoring "Listen to your body" rule

    Preparing for our first camino frances in 2015, I read many books and consulted with the Camino Forum several times each day. In addition to the obvious guidance, regarding backpack selection, good hiking boots, etc the two most important Camino Rules I recalled were "Listen to your body" and...
  6. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Senda Pet Peeve

    My wife and I are currently in O’CEBREIRO and will arrive in Santiago in one week. This is our fourth Camino Frances. An irritation we have experienced each of our four caminos. On most camino hiking paths the typical width is not more than six feet, sometimes less. This allows at best two...
  7. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Somos perditos ! (We are lost!)

    Quite a day yesterday. Weather forecast was mixed so we packed our daypacks with our ponchos. Nice walk out of Pamplona then we hiked up to the iconic peak of “alto de perdon”. We got some great pics by the famous iron sculptures. This is our fourth camino and was a lesson in humility...
  8. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Reservations cancelled at private albergues

    I suppose two instances does not create a trend, but to advise fellow pilgrims that make advance room reservations . . . Today, I received notice from Booking.com that a room reservation I made some time ago was cancelled by the private albergue without explanation. Fortunately I was able to...
  9. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Backpacker magazine article on Camino

    Several years ago I subscribed to Backpacker magazine. Lots of great stories plus reviews of backpacking gear - boots, jackets, trekking poles, sleeping bags, etc. I found the reviews to be very useful in guiding me regarding the appropriate clothing and gear for the Camino. Most of the...
  10. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    ALSA Bus tickets - Pamplona to St Jean

    This will be our fourth Camino Frances. We're all set regarding air tickets, train ticket Madrid to Pamplona, end of Camino flight Santiago to Madrid, backpack transport reservations, private room reservations. One of the few "to do" items is reserving bus tickets from Pamplona to St Jean...
  11. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Alternate Route to Uterga ?

    I'm three for three regarding black toes on my right foot and during our last camino, and I earned a black toe on my left foot (so four black toes during three caminos). I'm pretty sure these were developed either during the first day with the descents into Roncesvalles or three days later...
  12. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Booked our flights at a good rate

    I've been checking round trip air fares periodically from our home in Indianapolis to Madrid, departing mid Sept and returning late October (2021). The rate has consistently been $1,100 to $1,200 per person which is the rate we paid for our cancelled 2020 camino (fortunately we received cash...
  13. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    2021 Camino Frances - will be more expensive !

    During our first Camino Frances (2015), my wife and I spent on average 35 euros / day / person. We mostly stayed in municipal albergues, and only a few overnights in hotels or private albergues. During our second camino (2017), we hiked with my brother and his wife. We stayed mostly in "quad...
  14. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Parador(s) detour from Sarria?

    During my career with a Fortune 500 company, we lived in Geneva, Switzerland for three years. We celebrated Christmas in Geneva, then travelled to Spain with our three young children for 10 days after Christmas. Each time we travelled throughout Spain, mostly staying in paradors. We...
  15. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    2021 Reservations

    My wife and I walked the camino frances in 2015, 2017 and 2019 (Sept-Oct each time). We wanted to keep hiking the camino every two years, but were concerned about the high number of pilgrims walking during the Jubilee year, so we decided to hike in 2020. We made private room reservations every...
  16. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Airline refund on cancellation ?

    Like many others, my wife and I have plans to walk Camino Frances beginning mid-Sept. We're hopeful that things return to near-normal by late summer and we will still be able to travel to Spain. For those of you that have already cancelled your caminos for the near term, what has been your...
  17. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Streamlined Process for Jacotrans Backpack Transport

    During our first camino (2015), my wife developed blisters that changed her gait which progressed to severe knee pain. A camino angel told us about Jacotrans in Carrion de los Condes. The next day she sent her backpack ahead and continued using Jacotrans the rest of our camino. It worked...
  18. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Keurig / K cup Cafe con Leche

    One of our favorite daily rituals on the camino is having café con leche with our breakfast and also at one of our rest breaks walking through a town. When my wife and I returned home in late October, I was thinking about creative Xmas presents I could buy for my wife. I pondered whether there...
  19. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Preventing Black Toe ?

    My wife and I have walked three Camino Frances - the full 800 kms, each time Sept - Oct in 2015, 2017 and 2019. We've decided to walk again in 2020 to avoid the Jubilee Year crowds in 2021. The first time we walked CF (Napoleon route), I noticed that my right foot "big toe" had darkened under...
  20. BROWNCOUNTYBOB

    Next Holy Year 2021 - when does pilgrim traffic drop off ?

    My wife and I walked Camino Frances twice (2015 and 2017). We were surprised about the increase in the number of pilgrims 2017 vs 2015. We will begin walking our third CF from St Jean on Sept 20. It will be interesting to see how the pilgrim numbers compare this year to 2017. We would like...

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